We had a wonderful time visiting friends and family and there wasn't a drop of rain which is highly unusual for England at this time of year. Where to begin? Well, we flew United Airlines Palm Springs to San Francisco to London Heathrow. Here's a picture of Stuart in business class just about to enjoy a glass of champagne before we took off. It was 1pm after all! The flight was uneventful thank goodness and we managed to sleep for a few hours and arrived feeling quite rested and on time. We had arranged to rent a car at Heathrow which can be a bit daunting if you have not driven on the left for some time as neither of us had. It's not so bad and we soon got the hang of it. Stuart drove the first 100 miles or so with the aid of GPS or, as they say in England, SatNav! (Satellite Navigational System!).
We met my mum, dad, sister and nieces at a restaurant for lunch in a town called Kettering, midway between London and Stratford arriving there 11am ish. Fairly horrible experience due to there being a wedding party and not enough staff. My turn to drive the next leg of the journey ... about 80 miles from Kettering to Stratford, motorway (freeway) nearly all the time. We arrived in Stratford around 4pm. Exhausted!!
We had rented a 2 bedroom apartment in the middle of Stratford Upon Avon. Here's the view from the 1st floor (2nd floor in America), of the canal connecting Birmingham with the river Avon. After settling in and paying our rent for the week, we set off to Stuarts sister Rachaels' new tea rooms in Stratford called Fourteas. More about Fourteas coming up later.
1 comment:
Glad you had a fun time!
Post a Comment